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SponsoredFebruary 2, 2026

Honoring Heroes Behind the Wheel: Award Nominations Open

Nominations are now open for the second annual 2026 School Bus Driver Hero Award. Help us honor the drivers who selflessly dedicate themselves to ensuring the safety, well-being, and success of the students they transport every day.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 11, 2025

AMF Bruns Celebrates 2025 Special-Needs School Bus Driver of the Year

Julio Ospina, a SPED driver and safety trainer at Wylie ISD in Texas, was named the national winner in AMF's annual driver award series.

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Videosby Amanda HuggettSeptember 25, 2025

Meet the 2025 School Bus Driver Hero Winner: Jackie Wilkerson Brown [Video]

We caught up with Dean Transportation’s Jackie Wilkerson Brown on site at SBFX after she was named the first-ever 2025 School Bus Driver Hero Award. Hear her inspiring story and heartfelt reaction in her own words here.

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Back on the Busby Amanda HuggettSeptember 24, 2025

Honoring Everyday Heroes Behind the Wheel

Before launching SBF's new Driver Hero Award, we knew that school bus drivers deserved more praise and recognition for the jobs they do every day. Little did we know how deeply the nominees' stories would touch our hearts.

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Sponsoredby Elora HaynesSeptember 23, 2025

Announcing the 2025 School Bus Driver Hero: Jackie Wilkerson Brown

Learn how our inaugural Driver Hero winner has become attuned to student needs, stepping in to support Dean Transportation and Lansing School District in ways that go far beyond her role.

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Newsby StaffApril 30, 2025

Nominations Open for 2025 School Bus Driver Hero Award

No capes needed for this new award series! We want to know about the everyday heroes behind the wheel to honor with SBF's inaugural School Bus Driver Hero Award. Tell us who you think deserves recognition by June 30.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 14, 2025

Bus Driver Pat King Recognized for Life-Saving CPR Response

Here's some feel-good news: A Durham School Services driver was given the Frontline Hero Award for saving the life of her bus monitor during a medical emergency. Here's what happened.

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Newsby Amanda HuggettFebruary 27, 2025

Metal Strike, Crisis Averted: One Bus Driver’s Calm Response Under Pressure

A projectile on the road, a bus with students, and a heroic driver — hear Stewart O’Leary, a school bus driver in Washington, recount a terrifying hit from a piece of metal while driving.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 10, 2023

Canadian School Bus Driver Recognized for Heroic Actions

Gary was officially recognized and presented with a Commissioner’s Citation for Lifesaving by the Ontario Provincial Police

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NewsJuly 21, 2021

New York Association Honors School Bus Driver at Annual Conference

William Burns of Brunswick Central School District receives the New York Association for Pupil Transportation’s School Bus Driver of the Year Award after helping prevent a student from being hit by a car that illegally passed his school bus.

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